Lylddlebit
Well-Known Member
- If I want to keep it straight and down. I just slick my edges with an edge control like Ebin Edge control or Push it braid and edge control. As long as my hair was very moisturized on press day it can last up to week six before too dry. This is not the case if I had to do multiple passes on press day, used a "not so good" deep conditioner, or drying leave-ins. If something makes my hair drier than the baseline level on the day I press, then my press may not last as long. That said, I keep most of my presses a full 4 weeks. If you want to aim for a full month of still wearing your hair down, you can leave the roots undisturbed and slick your edges to remain neat and sleek.
- Buns, ponytails, chignons and updos can be slicked for smoothness on the "shell" of your head's shape even with the roots inside being thick and textured.
- You can use the texture at your roots to give styles workable volume(see my heatless curls updo in the "Enjoying our Hair thread from a day or 2 ago)
- You can style straightened hair with heatless curls with a ribbon, sock, buns or any type of roller. Also adding a braid twist, swoop or any type of peek-a-boo accent works.
- Braid out or twist out on straightened hair.
- Braids, twists, or a wash and go on stretched hair can also look really nice.
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